Vine's Expository Dictionary

Handwriting * For HANDWRITING see BOND

Hang is used (a) transitively in Act 5:30, Act 10:39; in the Passive Voice, in Mat 18:6, of a millstone about a neck, and in Luk 23:39, of the malefactors; (b) …

Haply (if, lest) denotes "if therefore," "if accordingly" (i.e., if in these circumstances), e.g., Mar 11:13, of Christ and the fig tree (not "if perchance," bu…

Happen lit., "to go or come together" (sun, "with," baino, "to go"), signifies "to happen together," of things or events, Mar 10:32, Luk 24:14, Act 3:10, 1Co 10…

Happy, Happier "blessed, happy," is rendered "happy" in the RV, in two places only, as in the AV, Act 26:2, Rom 14:22 (where "blessed" would have done); also th…

Hard, Harden, Hardening, Hardness from skello, "to dry," signifies "trying, exacting:" See AUSTERE. primarily means "hard to satisfy with food" (dus, a prefix l…

Hardly the adverbial form of HARD, A, No. 2, is used in Mat 19:23, Mar 10:23, Luk 18:24 of the danger of riches. "with labor, pain, trouble" (akin to mogos, "to…

Hardship (to suffer) "to suffer evil," is translated "suffer hardship" in three places in the RV, 2Ti 2:3 (in some mss.; see No. 2), AV, "endure hardness;" 2Ti …

Harlot "a prostitute, harlot" (from pernemi, "to sell"), is used (a) literally, in Mat 1:21-32, of those who were the objects of the mercy shown by Christ; in L…

Harm "evil," is rendered "harm" in Act 16:28, Act 28:5. See EVIL. "evil," generally of a more malignant sort than No. 1, is translated "harm" in Act 28:21. See …

Harmless lit., "unmixed, with absence of foreign mixture" (from a, negative, and kerannumi, "to mix"), "pure," is used metaphorically in the NT of what is guile…

Harp whence Eng., "guitar," denotes "a lyre" or "harp;" it is described by Josephus as an instrument of ten strings, played by a plectrum (a smaller instrument …

Harper denotes "one who plays and sings to the lyre" (from kithara, "a lyre," and aoidos, "a singer"), Rev 14:2, Rev 18:22.

Harvest akin to therizo, "to reap," is used (a) of "the act of harvesting," Joh 4:35; (b) "the time of harvest," figuratively, Mat 13:30, Mat 13:39, Mar 4:29; (…

Haste, with Haste, Hastily denotes (a) "haste, speed," accompanied by "with," Mar 6:25, Luk 1:39; (b) "zeal, diligence, earnestness:" see BUSINESS, CARE, CAREFU…

Hasten Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H4116Original Word: maharUsage Notes: "to hasten; make haste." This verb, along with various derivatives, is common to bo…

Hasten (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H4116Original Word: maharUsage Notes: "to hasten, make haste." This verb and various derivatives are common to both …

Hate (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H8130Original Word: sane’Usage Notes: "to hate, set against." This verb appears in Ugaritic, Moabi…

Hate, Hateful, Hater, Hatred "to hate," is used especially (a) of malicious and unjustifiable feelings towards others, whether towards the innocent or by mutual…

Haughty "showing oneself above others" (huper, "over," phainomai, "to appear"), though often denoting preeminent, is always used in the NT in the evil sense of …

Have * (Note: The following are distinct from the word when it is auxiliary to the tenses of other verbs.) the usual verb for "to have," is used with the follow…

Have Compassion (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H7355Original Word: rahamUsage Notes: "to have compassion, be merciful, pity." The word…

Haven is mentioned in Act 27:8, "Fair Havens," and Act 27:12; for the first of these see FAIR. The first mention in the Bible is in Gen 49:13 (se RV marg.).

Havoc "to destroy, ravage, lay waste," is used of the persecution inflicted by Saul of Tarsus on the church in Jerusalem, Act 9:21, and Gal 1:23, RV, "made havo…

Hay * For HAY see GRASS

Hazard "to give over, deliver," signifies "to risk, to hazard," in Act 15:26, of Barnabas and Paul, who "hazarded" their lives for the name of the Lord Jesus. S…

He * Note: This pronoun is generally part of the translation of a verb. Frequently it translates the article before nouns, adjectives, numerals, adverbs, prepos…

He himself see No. 1, above. "oneself, himself," a reflexive of No. 1, is rendered "he himself" in Luk 23:2, Act 25:4.

He that the relative pronoun "who," is sometimes rendered "he that," e.g., Mat 10:38; with the particle an, expressing possibility, uncertainty or a condition, …

Head Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H7218Original Word: ro’shUsage Notes: "head; top; first; sum." Cognates of ro’sh appear in Ugaritic, Ak…

Head (to wound in the) from kephalion, a diminutive of kephale, usually meant "to sum up, to bring under heads;" in Mar 12:4 it is used for "wounding on the hea…

Headlong (to cast to fall) signifies "to throw over a precipice" (kata, "down," kremnos, "a steep bank," etc.), said of the purpose of the people of Nazareth to…

Headstrong (RV), Heady (AV) lit. means "falling forwards" (from pro, "forwards," and pipto, "to fall"); it is used metaphorically to signify "precipitate, rash,…

Heal (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H7495Original Word: rapa’Usage Notes: "to heal." This word is common to both ancient and modern Hebrew. It occurs appr…

Heal, Healing primarily signifies "to serve as a therapon, and attendant;" then, "to care for the sick, to treat, cure, heal" (Eng., "therapeutics"). It is chie…

Health (to be in) denotes "to be healthy, sound, in good health" (Eng., "hygiene"), rendered "mayest be in health," in 3Jo 1:2; rendered "safe and sound" in Luk…

Heap (to) "to heap one thing on another," is said "heaping" coals of fire on the head, Rom 12:20 (for the meaning see COALS); in 2Ti 3:6 it is used metaphorical…

Hear (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H8085Original Word: shama‘Usage Notes: "to hear, hearken, listen, obey, publish." This word occurs…

Hear, Hearing the usual word denoting "to hear," is used (a) intransitively, e.g., Mat 11:15, Mar 4:23; (b) transitively when the object is expressed, sometimes…

Hearer from akroaomai, "to listen," is used in Rom 2:13, "of a law;" Jam 1:1-23, "of the word;" Jam 1:25, a (forgetful) hearer." Note: In Eph 4:29, 2Ti 2:14, th…

Hearken "to hear," is rendered "hearken" in the AV and RV, in Mar 4:3, Act 4:19, Act 7:2, Act 15:13, Jam 2:5; in the RV only, in Act 1:3-23, Act 13:16 (AV, "giv…

Heart Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H3820Original Word: lebUsage Notes: "heart; mind; midst." Leb and its synonym lebab appear 860 times i…

Heart (hardness of) "hardness of heart" (skleros, "hard," and kardia), is used in Mat 19:8, Mar 10:5, Mar 16:14. In the Sept., Deu 10:16, Jer 4:4.

Heart (knowing the) "a knower of hearts" (kardia and ginosko, "to know"), is used in Act 1:24, Act 15:8.

Heart, Heartily "the heart" (Eng., "cardiac," etc.), the chief organ of physical life ("for the life of the flesh is in the blood," Lev 17:11), occupies the mos…

Heat denotes "a burning heat" (from kaio, "to burn;" cp. Eng., "caustic," "cauterize"), Mat 20:12, Luk 12:55 (AV, "heat"), RV, in each place, "scorching heat" (…

Heathen * For HEATHEN see GENTILES

Heaven (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H8354Original Word: shatâUsage Notes: "to drink." This verb appears in nearly every Semitic language, although in bi…

Heaven, Heavenly (-ies) probably akin to ornumi, "to lift, to heave," is used in the NT (a) of "the aerial heavens," e.g., Mat 6:26, Mat 8:20, Act 10:12, Act 11…

Heavens Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H8064Original Word: shamayimUsage Notes: "heavens; heaven; sky." This general Semitic word appears in languages such as …